Attrition apparently already starting.

[Husker in WI]

It's not that I don't think he'll be drafted - I think he goes in round 6 or 7. I just don't think he's great. He's adequate, but he's not a guy that jumps out on film or a guy you have to game plan around. He and SJB are similar caliber players - though I think SJB was better going the other way after picking the ball off. 

Let's be honest, SJB in the second round was a mistake. 

Ha yeah, I'll give you that one. Bo had a great track record with college DBs, but a lot of times they weren't great pros. Amukamara is always good when healthy, and Dennard's problem wasn't his play. But no one else (Evans, Hagg, Gomes, etc) did a lot in the NFL.

 

[knapplc]

Speaking of attrition, or not attrition, as this appears to be:


Which is good, because Husker Nation pretty much loves Wan'Dale, too.

 

[Huskers93-97]

That highest star rating is going to plummet due to the fact we are missing on our top targets at the moment and will soon have to grabbing mid to low three star recruits.

Looks like we will be going back to the Bo Pelini approach.

 

[LumberJackSker]

Curious why you think he won't. The people criticizing his effort are exaggerating a lot, and hell Nick Gates was drafted. Do you think Stanley Jean Baptiste was a better corner than Lamar? Similar size, similar production (although Lamar has a year and a half of it, SJB only had one), and I'd bet Lamar runs faster than SJB's 4.61. He went in the 2nd round.

Pretty sure he wasn't. Tanner lee was the only husker taken that year.

 

[Husker in WI]

Pretty sure he wasn't. Tanner lee was the only husker taken that year.

You're right, my bad. He is playing special teams for the Giants though.

 

[Drutopian]

The NFL loves big corners like Lamar. The only way he doesn't get drafted is if he pulls a Dennard

 

[ActualCornHusker]

Lamar is really the feel-good story of this staff so far. Prior to this staff arriving (and for the first 4-5 games with this staff) LJ was a guy that got picked on and torched by opposing QBs/WRs. I give him a ton of credit for sticking around and improving after he got benched last year vs Purdue. It would have been really easy for him to pick up and leave, but he didn't. Kudos to him for that.

As far as this team moving forward without him, I think we'll be just fine with either Cam Taylor-Britt or Braxton Clark (or Newsome, etc) moving into his CB spot.

 

[Nebfanatic]

Lamar is really the feel-good story of this staff so far. Prior to this staff arriving (and for the first 4-5 games with this staff) LJ was a guy that got picked on and torched by opposing QBs/WRs. I give him a ton of credit for sticking around and improving after he got benched last year vs Purdue. It would have been really easy for him to pick up and leave, but he didn't. Kudos to him for that.

As far as this team moving forward without him, I think we'll be just fine with either Cam Taylor-Britt or Braxton Clark (or Newsome, etc) moving into his CB spot.

Clark is gonna be a good one IMO. Where does Taylor Britt play next year? Should be intriguing.

 

[Decked]

Clark is gonna be a good one IMO. Where does Taylor Britt play next year? Should be intriguing.

Clark, Bootle, Williams, Taylor-Britt, and Dismuke +NPG, Wright, Farmer, & Newsome. Plus whoever comes in from this class. That will be the deepest secondary we’ve had since 2009 or 2010. I’m sure we’ll see some attrition but still.  

 

[Nebfanatic]

Clark, Bootle, Williams, Taylor-Britt, and Dismuke +NPG, Wright, Farmer, & Newsome. Plus whoever comes in from this class. That will be the deepest secondary we’ve had since 2009 or 2010. I’m sure we’ll see some attrition but still.  

Yep, alot of talent there. I wonder if we might see a current starter get passed by

 

[Decked]

Yep, alot of talent there. I wonder if we might see a current starter get passed by

I forsee Dismuke being the fifth DB in that group.

 

[Stumpy1]

If we don't land some OLBs, we might see Farmer and Wright move down sooner then expected.  

 

[Nebfanatic]

I forsee Dismuke being the fifth DB in that group.

Thats what I see as well. Pola Gates might push for that 5th spot too

 

[Decked]

If we don't land some OLBs, we might see Farmer and Wright move down sooner then expected.  

Wouldn’t be mad at all at that. Speed galore. Something the entire LB has lacked. Wonder if they may bring in Cam as an OLB on 3rd and long situations. 

 

[Toe]

I think to a lot of folks Jackson is the epitome of the Riley era and when he struggled early on in his career, he got painted with a scarlet letter and people are never going to forget it despite the fact that Jackson by all accounts should be someone that we celebrate for his resilience after he got benched last year.

I think a lot of people are too quick to call someone a bust. Like we all know that this year's O-line sucks, but they should all be back next year, and I don't think it's hopeless for these players. Of course, if you bring in a grad transfer or something and they're not contributing a whole lot, you can probably call them a bust pretty quickly. But at least you're not stuck having them on scholarship for 4-5 years.

Lamar is really the feel-good story of this staff so far.

TBH I'd still give that award to Ozigbo.